Kaapverdische Rietzanger

Acrocephalus brevipennis · Cape Verde Warbler

Datum	6 November 2010
Locatie	Botanical Garden of Sao Jorge dos Orgaos, Santiago Island (Cape Verde)
Fotograaf	Rubén Barone
Bekeken	3383 ×
	Adult bird active in its breeding area.

Discussie

Justin Jansen
· 17 August 2018 15:05

Described in 1866 by possibly the best Dutch bird artist ever: John Keulemans. The late Jan Coldewey (also a fanatic Twitcher) had the largest private collection once of Keulemans material.

Rubén Barone
· 17 August 2018 16:45

Dear Justin,

Thanks for your comments. You're right, it was originally described as a new species by Keulemans, but there is a "dark story" about it, as this young naturalist and wildlife artist visited the Cape Verdes in company of the German ornithologist Heinrich Dohrn, so both discovered the bird in question. Later, once Keulemans returned to home, he quickly published a paper with the species' description without the participation of Dohrn, who published his own article in 1871, 5 years later the original publication of Keulemans. This tale is explained in detail by Hazevoet (1995) in his book The Birds of the Cape Verde Islands (BOU Checklist No. 13, Tring).

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